番仔戇

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Chinese

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foreigner; Westerner simple; stupid
trad. (番仔戇) 番仔
simp. (番仔戆) 番仔

Pronunciation

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Noun

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番仔戇

  1. (Philippine Hokkien) person of Chinese descent who is unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language

Adjective

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番仔戇

  1. (Philippine Hokkien) unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language (of a person of Chinese descent)
    逐擺番仔話袂曉咱人話哎呀番仔戇 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
    逐摆番仔话袂晓咱人话哎呀番仔戆 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
    Ta̍k-pái ēng hoan-á-ōe, bōe-hiáu kóng lán-nâng-ōe. Ai-ia! Lí iá hoan-á-gōng--lo͘--a! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    You're always speaking the local language and can't speak Hokkien. Ugh! You are so disconnected from our Chinese culture already!

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